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E A D G B E · first 12 frets

In scale order from the tonic — press one, or ▶ play the scale

• Melodic minor riseboth the ♮6 (B) and the raised 7th (Db) appear — the smoothed climb home
• Phrygian shadethe ♭2 (Eb) — the dark, Spanish half-step over the tonic

To solo over it: D minor pentatonic fits everywhere. Open in the workbench →

Same seven notes as the key — each mode just treats a different one as home. The mode on a degree is the scale that fits the chord on that degree.

• IFF Ionianplain major — the reference
• iiGmG Dorian♮6minor, but hopeful — the raised 6th
• iiiAmA Phrygian♭2minor with a dark, Spanish ♭2
• IVB♭B♭ Lydian♯4major, floating — the dreamy ♯4
• VCC Mixolydian♭7major, bluesy — the flat 7th
• viDmD Aeoliannatural minor — the sad onethis song
• vii°E°E Locrian♭5unstable — rarely a home

In scale order from the tonic — press one, or ▶ play the run

• Eb♭2Phrygian ♭2 — the sound of Spanish and Middle-Eastern minor.
• Gb♯3Raised 3rd — a Picardy third or a major-key borrowing over the minor.
• B♯6Dorian 6 — brightens the minor, the difference between Dorian and Aeolian.
• Db♯7Raised 7th — harmonic minor's leading note, pulling to the tonic.

Chords carrying them: D♭ ← A, B♭m, A7 · E♭ ← E♭ · G♭ ← D · B ← Em

Measured against D minor — everything else played fits the scale.

Press a chord to hear it. ▶ play them all

I–VI–iv–i–I–VImaj7–iv–i–III–VImaj7–v–i–VI–iv–i–VI–v–i–VImaj7–iv–I–i–III–VImaj7–v–i–VI–iv–i–VI–♭II–V–VImaj7–VI + iv–VI–V–VImaj7 ×2 + iv–VI–V–v–VImaj7–iv–vi–V7–V–VImaj7–iv–vi–i–VImaj7–VI–iv–I–i–III–VImaj7–v–i–VI–iv–I–i–III–VI–v–i–VI–iv–I–VI–♭II–I–i + v–VII–ii ×10 + v

In D minor: D · B♭ · Gm · Dm · D · B♭maj7 · Gm · Dm · F · B♭maj7 · Am · Dm · B♭ · Gm · Dm · B♭ · Am · Dm · B♭maj7 · Gm · D · Dm · F · B♭maj7 · Am · Dm · B♭ · Gm · Dm · B♭ · E♭ · A · B♭maj7 · B♭ · Gm · B♭ · A · B♭maj7 · Gm · B♭ · A · Am · B♭maj7 · Gm · B♭m · A7 · A · B♭maj7 · Gm · B♭m · Dm · B♭maj7 · B♭ · Gm · D · Dm · F · B♭maj7 · Am · Dm · B♭ · Gm · D · Dm · F · B♭ · Am · Dm · B♭ · Gm · D · B♭ · E♭ · D · Dm · Am · C · Em · Am▶ play in D minor

Performed key

D minor

Concert key

D minor

Version

Studio

Sources

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Method

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ISRC

GBBKS1600073

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